SAG-AFTRA announces 2026 Actor Awards nominees
- Jan 14
- 3 min read
It’s awards season, with the Critics Choice Awards and the Golden Globes having aired their 2026 winners, the Actor Awards is next to present its awardees.
Last Wednesday, SAG-AFTRA went live on YouTube to broadcast their nominees for the 32nd annual Actor Awards. “Abbott Elementary” comedian and actor Janelle James co-hosted with “Heated Rivalry” actor Connor Storrie, who announced a selection of nominated actors in 15 categories covering film and various television series.
Box office triumph “Sinners” received five nominations with films “Marty Supreme” and "Frankenstein" following with three nominations each. Other films and TV series will compete alongside these as the Actor Awards joins the season of award shows.
The award ceremony is scheduled to go live on Netflix Sunday, March 1 at 8 p.m. One winner is known, with the labor organization also planning to award longtime actor Harrison Ford with its greatest honor, the Life Achievement Award.
The Actor Awards were previously the Screen Actors Guild Awards, but have since simplified their name after an increase in viewer growth prompted by their 2024 ceremony streaming on Netflix.
"We wanted to provide clearer recognition in terms of what the show is about for our domestic and global audiences," said showrunner and executive producer Jon Brockett in a statement reported by E! Online.
According to Brockett, the name change will not affect their traditionally intimate award setting, and will maintain the largest deciding body among other award shows in the industry.
Film Nominees:
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Jessie Buckley in “Hamnet”
Rose Byrne in “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You”
Kate Hudson in “Song Sung Blue”
Chase Infiniti in “One Battle After Another”
Emma Stone in “Bugonia”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Timothèe Chalamet in “Marty Supreme”
Leonardo DiCaprio in “One Battle After Another”
Ethan Hawke in “Blue Moon”
Jesse Plemons in “Bugonia”
Television Nominees:
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Britt Lower in “Severance”
Parker Posey in “The White Lotus”
Keri Russell in “The Diplomat”
Rhea Seehorn in “Pluribus”
Aimee Lou Wood in “The White Lotus”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown in “Paradise”
Billy Crudup in “The Morning Show”
Walton Goggins in “The White Lotus”
Gary Oldman in “Slow Horses”
Noah Wyle in “The Pitt”
FILM
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Miles Caton in “Sinners”
Benicio del Toro in “One Battle After Another”
Jacob Elordi in “Frankenstein”
Paul Mescal in “Hamnet”
Sean Penn in “One Battle After Another”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Odessa A’zion in “Marty Supreme”
Ariana Grande in “Wicked: For Good”
Amy Madigan in “Weapons”
Wunmi Mosaku in “Sinners”
Teyana Taylor in “One Battle After Another”
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
“F1”
“Frankenstein”
“Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sinners”
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
“Frankenstein”
“Hamnet”
“Marty Supreme”
“One Battle After Another”
“Sinners”
Television
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Ike Barinholtz in “The Studio”
Adam Brody in “Nobody Wants This”
Ted Danson in “Inside Man”
Seth Rogen in “The Studio”
Martin Short “Only Murders in the Building”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Kathryn Hahn in “The Studio”
Catherine O’Hara in “The Studio”
Jenna Ortega in “Wednesday”
Jean Smart in “Hacks”
Kristen Wiig in “Palm Royale”
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movies or Limited Series
Claire Danes in “The Beast in Me”
Erin Doherty in “Adolescence”
Sarah Snook in “All Her Fault”
Christine Tremarco in “Adolescence”
Michelle Williams in “Dying For Sex”
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movies or Limited Series
Jason Bateman in “Black Rabbit”Owen Cooper in “Adolescence”
Stephen Graham in “Adolescence”
Charlie Hunnam in “Monster: The Ed Gein Story”
Matthew Rhys in “The Beast in Me”
Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in aTelevision Series
“Andor”
“Landman”
“The Last of Us”
“Squid Game”
“Stranger Things”
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Comedy Series
“Abbott Elementary”
“The Bear”
“Hacks”
“Only Murders in the Building”
“The Studio”
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Drama Series
“The Diplomat”
“Landman”
“The Pitt”
“Severance”
“The White Lotus”
Published on the Berkeley Beacon.
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